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Personal info

Full name
KANDCER, Bernard Harry
Date of birth
15 August 1918
Age
25
Place of birth
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33103564
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Ball Turret Gunner
Unit
326th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 March 1944
Place of death
Boernste and Mehrfeld near Dortmund, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 17 19

Immediate family

Members
Harry Kandcer (father)
Marie (Spernock) Kandcer (mother)
Genevieve Kandcer (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-31532
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Black Magic
Destination: Munster, Germany
MACR: 3415

More information

Bernard H. Kandcer had been in service three years and overseas 20 months.

Black Magic went down 23 March 1944 with an engine on fire. I saw B-17 on fire, either no. three or four engines. Ship didn't seem to be out of control, but left the formation, and was burning very badly.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees.